Gene Menez Backs 15-1 The Hell We Did for $2 Million Preakness
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Updated · SportsLine · May 14
Gene Menez Backs 15-1 The Hell We Did for $2 Million Preakness
2 articles · Updated · SportsLine · May 14
The Hell We Did, a 15-1 longshot, is one of Gene Menez’s key 2026 Preakness plays, while he is fading 9-2 morning-line favorite Iron Honor.
Menez said The Hell We Did should get an ideal stalking trip behind the early speed and ahead of late closers returning on two weeks’ rest.
The $2 million Preakness goes off Saturday at 7:01 p.m. ET at Laurel Park with a 14-horse field and no clear favorite after Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo skipped the race.
Five runners are clustered between 9-2 and 6-1—Iran Honor, Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho, Incredibolt and Ocelli—underscoring the race’s unusually even betting picture.
Menez’s picks carry weight because of past hits including the 2015 Kentucky Derby superfecta, a 2017 Derby Pick 4, and longshot calls such as 18-1 Mystik Dan in 2024.
With experts split and the race at a new venue, which longshot could deliver a stunning Preakness upset this Saturday?
As Derby winners increasingly skip the Preakness, will the Triple Crown's traditional schedule be forced to change to survive?